Club Rugby
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Club Rugby news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoDerby not dampened by testing conditions
By GEOFF SIBLEY AS TYPHOON Hagibis wreaked havoc across Japan and left Scotland’s World Cup hopes hanging by a thread –...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHartpury old boy Hunter puts Knights on the charge
By ANDREW BEACHAM IN A game of few chances and even less entertainment, it was Doncaster who made slightly fewer mistakes...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDeadshot Edwards hits late winner for Birchgrove
Welsh Cups round-up By CARL FIELD LAST season’s National Plate runners-up Bonymaen took another step towards a return to the Principality...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoEddie gets a reminder from super Spencer
By GARY FITZGERALD BEN Spencer shrugged off his World Cup snub to showcase his prodigious all-round skills and help secure Sarries...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRoberts’ kicking on form to down Sutton
By JOHN CROYSDILL ON A DAY of deteriorating weather, Sutton & Epsom had the rare pleasure of hosting Esher in the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoExiles give Falcons an early ‘wake up call’
By DAVID WOODHALL NEWCASTLE got their Championship campaign off to a winning start but it was far from the dominant display...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPR disaster as ‘injured’ Ramos plays for Toulouse
FRENCH COLUMN JAMES HARRINGTON A minor storm, of sorts, is brewing in French rugby, with Toulouse’s international full-back Thomas Ramos at...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoFreddie’s try turns it into a horror for Glos
By ROGER PANTING GLOUCESTER crashed to an embarrassing defeat to see them leave the competition without a win. It was the...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoOAs can’t convert as Titans edge it
By MIKE AMOS THIS was a game in which no-one could predict the outcome and it went to the very last...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoIll-discipline undoes Amps good work on debut
By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL were given a tough introduction to the Championship by a physical and clinical Nottingham side. Trailing just...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents come of age to hold off Lucs rally
By GEOFF VICKRESS THERE is no way to describe this game at Mortimer Park other than a game of two halves,...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoAshton double proves Sharks are big threat on the wings
By NEALE HARVEY CHRIS Ashton lit up a compelling contest with a sniper’s try-double as Sale secured a fourth successive Premiership...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRaiders brought to a Juddering halt
By CHRIS HUGHES TONBRIDGE Juddians extended their 100 per cent record at the top of the league as they hammered Worthing...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoReds ride out triple sin-bin to kick of with a bonus win
By TIM PRYOR JERSEY embarked on their eighth consecutive season in the second tier of English rugby with a hard-fought victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRix double keeps Wimbledon at summit
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDONstill head the table after taking the honours 23-34 away to Sidcup. Kane Rix bagged a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFylde respond to Dan’s double
By CHRISTIAN EVANS FYLDE maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a bonus-point drubbing of Stourbridge. However, it was far...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWorcester stung by Watson hat-trick
By GEOFF BERKELEY MARCUS Watson scored a second-half hat-trick as Wasps eventually swept aside Worcester Warriors at the Ricoh Arena. After...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoI’ll make us competitive but it takes time – Wood
By JON NEWCOMBE YORKSHIRE Carnegie director of rugby Martyn Wood admits the first few weeks of the season have been a...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoSeventh heaven for Lloyd as Lough run riot
By BETHAN ZIEDLER LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning thumped Firwood Waterloo to secure their second win of the new season. Waterloo were not helped...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBournville wrap it up with try avalanche
Midlands Premier BOURNVILLE remain the only unbeaten side in a highly-competitive division following their 64-17 victory over struggling Doncaster Phoenix. The...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPark not Lambs to the slaughter
By STEVE SMITH SEDGLEY Park maintained their strong start as they hung on to overcome Hinckley. The visitors had opened the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Coventry and former Northampton Saints forward Ben Nutley
We talk to Ben Nutley and ask him to pick a XV of the top players he's played alongside or against
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNic White to leave Exeter Chiefs and make Brumbies return
White is currently on duty with Australia at the Rugby World Cup
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHawley holds nerve to steal it
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington Mowden Park……………26 Cinderford……………27 CINDERFORD pipped Darlington Mowden Park with the last kick of the game, as Stefan...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWorthing swept aside by Hawks
By NICK PITSON Henley……………63 Worthing……………7 HENLEY produced a scintillating performance at Dry Leas. Their speed and skill was too much for...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBury’s joy is muted by injury to sub Kodie
By SAMUEL DRAPER Barnes……………10 Bury St Ed’……………12 BURY edged a close- fought affair away to a Barnes side which has struggled...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPack power swings it Chiefs way at the death
By ROGER PANTING TOM Howe’s hat-trick was not enough to stop Exeter Chiefs going top of Pool 3 and assume pole...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClash of the Titans ends with bonus haul by TJs
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge……………68pts Taunton……………31pts Leap of faith: Tonbridge Juddians’ Murray Galbraith-Lowe goes over to score his third try and Taunton...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaunders in for two as Dons stay ahead
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDONstill head the table, albeit on points difference only, following a nine-try 53-13 hammering of Bedford...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBattling Tigers manage to ride out Polota-Nau red card storm
By GARY FITZGERALD TIGERS defied a red card for veteran Australia hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau to produce a battling performance to grab...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoThompson centenary try seals great day
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 39 Bournem’……………14 IF OAs can replicate their home form in away fixtures, their stature in this...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoChampions Trailfinders state case for defence
By DAVID LAWRENCE EALING Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward delivered a simple message after watching his side maintain their perfect...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBournville wrap up classy win to go first
Midlands Premier BOURNVILLE cruised to the top of the league with a 48-0 victory away to Burton, a result that sees...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBrown adds his stardust to an 11-try super show
By NEALE HARVEY Setting the bar: Mike Brown scores the opening try for Quins PICTURES: Getty Images Scorer: Twelvetrees MIKE Brown...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHoney penalty is sweet for Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth……………26 Dings C……………23 AN injury-time penalty from Fraser Honey gave 14-man Redruth victory against a plucky Dings side...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoEliet’s treble helps Exiles maintain their perfect run
By NEALE HARVEY MATT Eliet’s hat-trick headlined an eight-try salute that made it three wins out of three for London Scottish...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBills hit the jackpot with narrow victory
Northern Premier IN THE battle of the top two it was the away side Billinghamwho left with the win, beating Blaydon...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoChester do enough to make it three on the spin
By CHRIS HUGHES Chester……………14 Hull……………5 CHESTER Rugby claimed their third consecutive win and moved themselves nicely into the hunt for a...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoRibbans out to press his England claims
By NEALE HARVEY WITH a new three-year contractpouched, lock forward David Ribbans starts for Saints in a game his side must...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWestcliff wonder if the tide will turn
By NICK CROWE Westcliff……………18 Old Redcliff’s 23 WESTCLIFF’S frustrating start reached a new level as they were edged out in a...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoKnights hit back after mauling by Newcastle
By GUY WILLIAMS Sniper: Knights No.9 Tom James scores the winning try PICTURES: Gareth Lyons DONCASTER recovered well from their thrashing...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMaids cling on with late penalty reprieve
South West Premier GLENN Coles missed a last-gasp conversion to hand Maidenhead victory as they stayed second with a dramatic 43-42...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCaldy on-song as Royle profits
By JOHN LYON Caldy……………62 Luctonians……………10 WHEN the Luctonian scrum took a tremendous ball against the feed the visitors must have thought...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoEden feeling Tiff-top again as he bids to make mark
By NEALE HARVEY Impact: Tiff Eden Upbeat: Barney Maddison BRISTOL fly-half Tiff Eden is determined to make an impact after a...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFreescoring Falcons hit students for six
By ANDREW BEACHAM FALCONS won comfortably in the end but Hartpury gave a decent account of themselves after last week’s defeat...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTruth about why Mendez decided to punch Ackford
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Flashpoint: Federico Mendez flattens Paul Ackford The first shock result of the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoGreen machine grind out glory
By STEVE RHODES Wharfedale……………20 Preston……………19 A CLOSELY-FOUGHT battle between old adversaries saw Wharfedale come out on top by a single point...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDenny’s double has Diamond drooling
By LUKE JARMYN SALE wing Denny Solomona scored two second half tries as Sharks fought back from a tenpoint half-time deficit...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoO’Meara grabs four to grow feelgood factor around Pirates
By ROB WILDMAN WINGAlex O’Meara had a night to remember in this dominant win for the Pirates over a below-par Nottingham...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMarshall wants to become a Kingsholm champion
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER’SKiwi utility back Tom Marshall is desperate to lift some silverware in what may be his...
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